IRIDIUM

NORAD 41919 · COSPAR 2017-003C · ACTIVE

Orbit: #50947 @ 776 x 779 km x 86.3986 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-08 17:48 UTC Â· 18.9 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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IRIDIUM 109
1 41919U 17003C 26281.74208259 .00000065 00000-0 16090-4 0 09992
2 41919 86.3986 41.0094 0002090 94.8811 265.2624 14.34217867509471

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 14th 2017

Spacecraft age

9 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Iridium Communications, Inc.

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Polar

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space/Orbital ATK

Launch mass

860 kg

Power

50.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

86.3986Â°

Period

100.4 min

Perigee

776 km

Apogee

779 km

Eccentricity

0.000209

RAAN

41.0094Â°

Arg of Perigee

94.8811Â°

Mean Motion

14.34217867 rev/d